Monday, September 16, 2024
The Brazilian Ministry of Health has begun the process of implementing a unified medical record, expanding its Meu SUS Digital app to facilitate access to health information, clinical history, test results, and more. The Ministry reports that the app has recorded in excess of 50 million downloads to date, with […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a call for comments from public health supply chain stakeholders for its draft health product catalogue digital transformation handbook, with the aim of supporting countries with the implementation of “standardised product master data management”. Supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), […]
Software developer Intron Health has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding with the aim of developing clinical speech recognition technologies in developing countries, with initial focus on countries within Africa. Intron Health reports that its speech recognition platform is capable of identifying more than 200 accents, developed through a “robust […]
The Croatian Ministry of Health has announced the installation of the first linear accelerator (cancer treatment device) of 21 to be provided for citizens under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, following a pledge from the government to invest €85 million in oncology treatment. The accelerators have been funded through […]
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) Digital Health Indicator is to be deployed at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) to help assess progress toward digital health transformation. Guidehouse, a provider of strategy and managed services, announced that they would be partnering with HIMSS to […]
Nordic-based technology company Tietoevry has announced its successful bid for a contract from a large Swedish university hospital, with its openEHR solution, Lifecare Open. According to a press release, the Lifecare Open platform has been selected by the unnamed hospital to help bring about “more efficient patient-centred care with less […]
US-based healthcare software provider Epic has shared an update on its work with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, highlighting how the hospital is “bridging the gap” by bringing remote monitoring to their paediatric patients. The update shares how the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has implemented a total of 11 remote management […]
For a recent interview we sat down for a chat with Cheryl Fenwick Evans, previous clinical documentation specialist with Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. In this role, Cheryl was responsible for helping to launch the Clinical Documentation Programme, which aims to enhance the quality of health information produced […]
Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has announced the launch of a new collaboration on digital tech, informatics and data science in Australia. The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health is described as “a national, cross-university network advocating for the advancement of digital health”, harnessing the “combined […]
Spotlight Medical, a Paris-based precision medicine company aiming to solve “the critical issue of inadequate cancer treatments”, has successfully secured €6.2 million in seed funding for AI-driven prognosis tests designed to help improve cancer treatment. Spotlight Medical shared news of the funding on LinkedIn, highlighting how it would help to […]
